Most of Germany's soccer hooligans are now neo-Nazis. And this spring,
Switzerland voted to curb immigration, defying the spirit of laws
that allow citizens freedom of movement across the European
Union.

But amid all the bad blood, has anyone thought about how sending
immigrants packing would affect the teams playing the world's
greatest game?

Broadly defining “foreigner” as anyone with at least one
foreign-born parent, Switzerland would lose two-thirds of its players.

France and the Netherlands might be knocked out of contention.
And Algeria, Ghana, Turkey or even Suriname could win it all.

Here's how the world's best would stack up in a World Cup with
no first-generation immigrants.

Group A: Brazil, Croatia, Mexico, Cameroon

Brazil

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A heavy favorite in their real-world group, Brazil retains all of its star
players in the no-immigrants-allowed version. Better still,
Brazil picks up a few more of its nationals from other country's
teams: Shakhtar Donetsk striker Eduardo Alves da Silva and Getafe
midfielder Jorge Sammir Cruz Campos from Croatia, and Real Madrid
defender Kepler Laveran Lima Ferreira from Portugal.

Croatia

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Although Croatia has only a slim shot at winning the real
Group A, it would gain ground if it got some of the Balkan
immigrants back from other teams. In the no-immigrant tourney, it
keeps Bayern Munich striker Mario Mandzukic, Hull striker Nikica
Jelavic, and Queens Park Rangers midfielder Niko Kranjcar.

As noted above, it loses da Silva to Brazil. But if
we're generous about allotting the players from the former
Yugoslavia, Croatia could get Napoli midfielder Blerim Dzemaili
(born in Macedonia) and Bayern Munich midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri
(born in Kosovo) from Switzerland. (We'll send Real Sociedad
striker Haris Seferovic, whose parents came from Sanski Most, and
FC Zurich striker Mario Gavranovic, whose parents are
from Gradacac, to
Bosnia-Herzegovina).

Group B: Spain, Netherlands, Chile, Australia

Spain

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Despite its proximity to Africa and a
decade-long boom that saw immigrants swell from 2
percent to 12 percent of the population in 2010,
Spain retains more than a 50-50 chance of winning Group B in our
immigrants-barred game.

We'll also take Norwich City midfielder Leroy Fer, whose
grandfather played for Curacao. And we'll grab Feyenoord defender
Rolando Maximiliano "Bruno" Martins, born in Portugal, and
Swansea City midfielder Jonathan de Guzman, whose father was born
in Jamaica.

Group C: Colombia, Ivory Coast, Japan, Greece

Colombia

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Colombia remains the favorite in Group C,
retaining AS Monaco striker Radamel Falcao, River Plate striker
Teofilo Gutierrez, AS Monaco midfielder James Rodriguez, and
Atalanta defender Mario Yepes and West Ham United defender Pablo
Armero, who's of African descent but not an imigrant by our
definition.

Group D: Italy, Uruguay, England, Costa Rica

Uruguay

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Facing even odds in the real cup, Uruguay remains even with
Italy in the no-immigrants tourney. The South American side keeps
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, Paris Saint-Germain striker
Edinson Cavani, and West Bromwich Albion defender Diego
Lugano.

We'll also let them keep Diego Forlan, whose father and
grandfather both played for Uruguay, though they're technically
of Basque descent.

Atletico Madrid winger Cristian Rodríguez has roots in
Spain, and Sao Paolo striker Alvaro Pereira and Palermo striker
Abel Hernandez have roots in Africa, but none of them meet our
definition of immigrants. However, they do lose Galatasaray
goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, who was born in Argentina.

However, the Italians do lose a few guys. Fiorentina
forward Giuseppe Rossi was born in New Jersey. And AC Milan
striker Mario Balotelli, born in Palermo, has parents who
immigrated from Ghana.

Group E: France, Switzerland, Ecuador, Honduras

France

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The favorite in the real Group E, France can hardly field a
team without its immigrants, losing a whopping 12 players from
its 23-man squad. It retains a shot at getting out of the group
with Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery and Arsenal striker
Olivier Giroud.

It drops Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna and Liverpool
defender Mamadou Sakho, whose parents were born in Senegal, and
Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, who was born there
himself.

It also loses Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane and
Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy, both of whom have fathers
who were born in Martinique; Paris St.-Germain midfielder Blaise
Matuidi, whose father was born in Angola; and Porto defender
Eliaquim Mangala, whose parents were born in the Democratic
Republic of Congo.

France also gives up Lille OSC midfielder Rio Mavuba, whose
father was born in Zaire and mother in Angola; Newcastle United
midfielder Moussa Sissoko, whose parents were born in Mali; and
Marseille midfielder Matthieu Valbuena, whose father was born in
Spain.

And don't look for as much flash without Real Madrid
striker Karim Benzema, whose father was born in Algeria. France
also loses Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, whose parents were
born in Guinea.

Switzerland

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“No more immigrants” Switzerland loses about two-thirds of
its players if it goes all-Swiss, all but erasing its chances of
getting out of Group E. It keeps Grasshopper Club Zurich defender
Michael Lang, FC Basel defender Fabian Schär, and Juventus
defender Stephan Lichtsteiner. But it loses a lot more. Eintracht
Frankfurt midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta is of Italian descent
and holds dual citizenship.

The team also keeps Schalke midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng
and gets back Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng from Germany
— their father was born in Ghana, though the brothers were born
in Berlin. The same goes for Marseille striker Jordan Ayew, whose
parents were born in Ghana though he was born in France. As a
final bonus, Ghana picks up AC Milan striker Mario Balotelli,
whose biological parents were born in Ghana, from Italy. It also
gets Danny Welbeck, whose parents were born in Ghana, from
England.

Germany

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The Germans get our moral support in honor of their
recent decision to allow dual citizenshipto the
children of immigrants. But their football team doesn't look too
good without the guys that the red-faced chap at the end of the
bar still calls “foreigners.”

But they lose superstar Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil,
whose father was born in Turkey; Real Madrid midfielder Sami
Khedira, whose father was born in Tunisia; and Lazio striker
Miroslav Klose, who was born in Poland.

They'll also take the field without Bayern Munich defender
Jerome Boateng, who has roots in Ghana; Sampdori defender
Shkodran Mustafi, whose parents are Albanians born in Macedonia;
and Lukas Podolski, who was born in Poland.

It also drops Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha, aka Nani, who
was born in Cape Verde, and FC Porto winger Silvestre Varela,
whose parents were born there. Lucky for them, Real Madrid
striker Cristiano Ronaldo, whose great grandmother was from Cape
Verde, isn't an immigrant by our rules.

United States

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Team USA gets to keep San Jose Earthquakes striker Chris
Wondolowski — half Native American, with a grandfather from
Poland — as well as Seattle Sounders midfielder Clint Dempsey and
Stoke City defender Geoff Cameron.

However, the melting-pot nation loses Sunderland striker
Jozy Altidore, whose parents were born in Haiti; Tim Howard,
whose mother is Hungarian; AZ striker Aron Johannsson, who was
born to Icelandic parents in Alabama; and Rosenborg midfielder
Mix Diskerud, who was born in Norway.

We'll also take away LA Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez,
whose parents were born in Mexico, and Nantes midfielder
Alejandro Bedoya, whose father was born in Colombia.

Finally, we'll take back Hertha defender John Brooks,
Nurnberg defender Timmy Chandler, Bayern Munich winger Julian
Green, Besiktas midfielder Jermaine Jones, and
1899 Hoffenheim defender Fabian Johnson — all of whom were born
in Germany or have a German parent.

Group H: Belgium, Russia, South Korea Algeria

Russia

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Bookies say Russia has an outside chance of winning the
real Group H. But Vladimir Putin's men become the odds-on
favorite when we take away the immigrants. Among scorers, the
Russians keep Zenit St.

We'll also let them keep CSKA Moscow midfielder Alan
Dzagoev (3 goals). Strictly speaking,
Dzagoev is of Ossetian descent —
his parents moved from Georgia in 1989. But we've seen Putin
without his shirt, and we don't want another Crimea-type
situation.

The fathers of both Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany and
Everton striker Romelu Lukaku were born in what is today the
Democratic Republic of Congo.

Everton striker Kevin Mirallas' father was born in Spain.
Marouane Fellaini's parents were born in Morocco. FC Zenit Saint
Petersburgmidfielder Axel Witsel's father is from Martinique. And
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele's father was born in
Mali.